UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2019
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35651 | 13-2614959 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
240 Greenwich Street New York, New York |
10286 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 495-1784
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | BK | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/4,000th of a share of Series C Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock |
BK PrC | New York Stock Exchange | ||
6.244% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Normal Preferred Capital Securities of Mellon Capital IV (fully and unconditionally guaranteed by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation) |
BK/P | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS. |
On June 27, 2019, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the Company) announced that its Board of Directors (the Board) approved the repurchase of up to $3.94 billion of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock), beginning in the third quarter of 2019 and continuing through the second quarter of 2020. The repurchases of Common Stock may be executed through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including through repurchase plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 and through derivative, accelerated share repurchase and other structured transactions, in each case, at such prices and times and upon such other terms and conditions as any authorized officer of the Company may determine. This new share repurchase plan replaces all previously authorized share repurchase plans. The Company also intends to increase its quarterly cash dividend on the Common Stock from $0.28 to $0.31 per share, commencing as early as the third quarter of 2019, subject to Board approval.
The information presented in this Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which may be expressed in a variety of ways, including the use of future or present tense language, relate to, among other things, common stock repurchases and the level of dividend distributions. These statements are based upon current beliefs and expectations and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Companys control). Actual outcomes may differ materially from those expressed or implied as a result of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and other uncertainties set forth in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2018, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 and the Companys other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date of this filing and the Company undertakes no obligation to update the information to reflect events or circumstances that arise after that date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by federal securities laws.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (Registrant) | ||||
Date: June 27, 2019 |
By: |
/s/ James J. Killerlane III | ||
Name: |
James J. Killerlane III | |||
Title: |
Secretary |
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